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Snowflake (SNOW) to Post Q4 Earnings: What's in the Offing?

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Snowflake (SNOW - Free Report) is set to report its fourth-quarter fiscal 2023 results on Mar 1.

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the top line is pegged at $571.57 million, suggesting year-over-year growth of 48.94%.

The consensus mark for the bottom line is pegged at earnings of 3 cents per share, unchanged over the past 30 days, narrower than the loss of 12 cents reported in the year-ago quarter.

Snowflake’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in all the trailing four quarters, the average surprise being 229.17%.

Snowflake Inc. Price and EPS Surprise

 

Snowflake Inc. Price and EPS Surprise

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Let’s see how things have shaped up before this announcement.

Factors to Note

Snowflake’s fiscal fourth-quarter results are expected to reflect gains from an expanding clientele and strong partner base.

The company reported 34% year-over-year growth in the number of customers, reaching 7,292 in the previous quarter. It added 28 Forbes Global 2000 customers in the prior quarter.

Snowflake signed 14 customers with $1 million in trailing 12-month product revenues in the previous quarter.

It had 287 customers (with more than $1 million in product revenues), up 94% year over year, in the fiscal third quarter.

Snowflake has also been benefiting from a strong partner base that includes the likes of Amazon, Cognizant and Dell Technologies.

What Our Model Indicates

Per the Zacks model, the combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the odds of an earnings beat. But that is not the case here.

Snowflake has an Earnings ESP of 0.00% and a Zacks Rank #2. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.

Stocks to Consider

Here are a few companies worth considering, as our model shows that these have the right combination of elements to beat on earnings in their upcoming releases:

Splunk has an Earnings ESP of +0.39% and carries a Zacks Rank #2. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

Splunk is likely to release its fourth-quarter fiscal 2023 results on Mar 1. SPLK shares have declined 13.7% in the past year compared with the Zacks Computer & Technology sector’s decline of 19.8%.

AMC Entertainment (AMC - Free Report) currently has an Earnings ESP of +8.86% and a Zacks Rank #3.

AMC shares have lost 67.1% in the past year. AMC Entertainment is set to report its fourth-quarter 2022 results on Feb 28.

CrowdStrike (CRWD - Free Report) has an Earnings ESP of +2.33% and a Zacks Rank #3.

CRWD shares have declined 39.9% in the past year. CrowdStrike is set to report its fourth-quarter fiscal 2023 results on Mar 7.

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